The Murmuration.
Did Steinbeck have the low-down
on starlings?
Someone did.
Are they held together
by the elastic string of time?
Their timing is certainly precise.
Even gulls
who get caught up
in that display
avoid black wings
that shimmer
in the late sun.
I posted this on the 1st. December last year but I'm putting it back up for dVerse this week.
It's Open Link Night Week 33.
